Abstract
Sugarcane has great value to provide sugar for more than half of the global population. World population is increasing day-by-day worst and the cultivated land is decreasing rapidly due to urbanization, road construction, and land deterioration. This crisis demands alternate research to increase productivity and maximum economic returns per acre to feed the gigantic population. Intercropping in sugarcane has received much attention due to long duration and late return from sugarcane crop and may become popular among farmers, if it is properly managed. Intercropping has the potential to encourage the farmers to get maximum economic return per acre per annum. For intercropping wheat, gram, soybean, and potato was used as an intercrop in September-sown sugarcane. Triple row strip planting geometry of sugarcane with four intercropped (SC+Wheat, SC+Gram, SC+Soybean, and SC+Potato) and check with sole SC was used. Sugarcane was planted during September 2011-12 at research area University College of Agriculture, University of Sargodha, Pakistan. Randomized complete block design with three replications was used. Results showed that number of millable cane, cane diameter; unstripped and stripped cane yield and crop growth rate was higher in sole sugarcane than different intercrop treatments. Intercrops gave higher land equivalent ratio and net return/net income over sole sugarcane planted. While sole sugarcane gave maximum benefit cost ratio.
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Sole sugarcane had more millable canes, greater cane diameter and higher stripped and unstripped yields than intercrops.
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t0“Sugarcane (Saccharum officinarum L.)”
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Crop growth rate was higher in sole sugarcane than intercrop treatments.
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e0“crop growth rate was higher in sole sugarcane than different intercrop treatments”
t0“Sugarcane (Saccharum officinarum L.)”
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Intercrops had higher land equivalent ratio and net return than sole sugarcane.
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e0“Intercrops gave higher land equivalent ratio and net return/net income over sole sugarcane planted”
t0“Sugarcane (Saccharum officinarum L.)”
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Sole sugarcane had the maximum benefit cost ratio.
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e0“sole sugarcane gave maximum benefit cost ratio”
t0“Sugarcane (Saccharum officinarum L.)”
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